The Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics is for professionals in all areas of second language teaching. It focuses on second-language acquisition, teaching and language use in an increasingly globalised and digitally mediated world.

You can explore areas such as contextually relevant teaching of languages, reflective practices to enhance teaching and learning, and the sociocultural demands of language learning and teaching.

Learn from the experts

You’ll be taught by distinguished educators who have researched in areas such as:

• online second-language communities
• distance/online language learning
• sociocultural adjustment of international students and their teachers to their presence in New Zealand universities
• language learning and emotion
• bi/multilingualism
• oral proficiency
• heritage language learning
• mother tongue maintenance.

To enter the Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Linguistics you will:

• have been awarded or qualified for a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
• have at least one year full-time of relevant teaching experience (or equivalent).

You will need to provide verified copies of all academic transcripts for studies taken at all universities other than Massey University.